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| LMD Udhmapur books LPG distributors for overcharging | | | Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, June 15: On the direction of District Development Commissioner, Udhampur Ravinder Kumar today a team of Legal Metrology headed by Assistant Controller Legal Metrology Department Jaideep Singh Sambyal conducted a raid on unauthorized sale point of LPG distributor M/S Shubam Gas Agency at Adarsh Colony Udhampur.
To ascertain the genuineness of several complaints of overcharging and other violation commodity rule 2011 as well as market discipline guidelines of oil marketing companies and LPG control order 2000 of central Government enforced by J&K Government Vide SRO No- 5-10-2005 and seek the compliance of above said acts. Acting swiftly on the complaints regarding unfair trade practices adopted by LPG distributors in Udhampur, the team conducted surprise raid on the specific place where found two trucks of M/S Shubam Gas Agency the distributor conducting sale of domestic LPG Cylinders to people who standing in a queue complaining that the distributor is not handling booking on telephone whereas per rules the distributor is mandatory required who ensure 100% home delivery also whereas the distributor was not giving rebate of Rs 90 on account of non home delivery not giving any computerized cash memo to the consumers.
The team seized records of the distributor for further action also. Under LPG control order 2000 the gas distributor cannot point sale by storing cooking gas cylinders in residential area as it is an explosive material and hazardous for the people.
On the occasion, the Assistant Controller directed all the LPG distributors of Udhampur district to ensure home within 48 hours office booking besides ensuring proper weighing of delivery and in any cash reason if home delivery cannot be done to a particular consumer then the consumer must be refunded Rs-19 as rebate. |
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